"phaeton" > wrote in message
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> All the crock pot recipes I've seen have been geared towards cooking a
> single big hunk of meat, or a bunch of goodly-sized hunks of meat.
>
>
> If I were to cube the meat (beef or pork) into bite-sized pieces
> first, and then follow the recipe as usual, will they end up
> overcooked after the 8 or 10 hours prescribed for a big hunk of meat?
>

I think it depends on the recipe, how small the pieces are and if you cut up
the entire "big hunk of meat" or used a smaller piece. I have read the
answers here and it seems my answer is a bit of a dissenting view, but I
have seen overcooked meat in the crockpot, cooked on slow for 6 hours.

Debbie